Three tweets by Dan Slott
So Slott's not disgusted with Meltzer for penning Identity Crisis, what with its one-sided approach to the fairer sex, and its leftist metaphor for 9-11? Well, it's not like Slott ever respected Mary Jane Watson as a character, so this may not be a surprise. There may have once been a time I'd thought most professional writers considered it wise to avoid association with Meltzer, but in all that time, it's clear I was wrong..@bradmeltzer & @TotinoTedesco were just showing off (and ruining the curve for everyone else) when they told one of the best Spider-Man stories of the last quarter century all in the space of 1 page. pic.twitter.com/uJ0RJ2XiDI
— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) April 18, 2021
Now, here's something Slott wrote that certainly involves a political topic, in a poll directed at foreigners:
Hmm, that part about "gun culture" sure is fishy. So all the USA has a culture, not a belief in the importance of self-defense, huh? I've seen here and there how some leftists like to make gun owners sound more like a nasty variation on Linus Van Pelt, treasuring his security blanket in the Peanuts comic strips as he did when it was in publication, and this is just more of the same mindset. Slott also ignores that a lot of Asian-Americans have been buying guns for self-defense following the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, and many Blacks have been too. So what's Slott insinuating anyway?For people who live outside of the United States.
— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) April 18, 2021
When travel becomes the norm again, does the gun violence and gun culture in America give you second thoughts about coming here?
And then, here's something he said about his early writing efforts:
How ironic he should admit something he did in the past was shoddy, because some of the examples I've looked at from the start of his career were pretty pedestrian (including a short-story from the 1991-94 Wonder Man solo book), suggesting Slott was a most unfortunate choice of editors back in the day for writing assignments, and another poor writer elevated via nepotism to assignments he never deserved. I honestly think it's a shame a notable artist like Kane had to work with him, but I do realize that back in the day, Slott could've been different, and at least had more common sense than today's generation badly influenced by social media and such. Now, however, things have changed, and not for the better.To this day I'll hold up the Two-Gun Kid story I got to do with Gil Kane in MCP #116 as one of the best things I've ever done.
— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) April 18, 2021
Conversely, I once begged Marvel's Trades Department *NOT* to reprint my Daredevil/Black Widow story from MCP #93. (Because of MY writing, not the art.) pic.twitter.com/CwnNrl3aSv
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